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Kōrero: Wairarapa places

Modern Papawai

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Modern Papawai

This is the restored waharoa (gateway) to Papawai marae and the meeting house Hikurangi in 2006. The marae fell into disrepair in the mid-20th century, but has had a new lease on life, with new buildings constructed.

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Wairarapa Archive

by Gareth Winter

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Ben Schrader, Wairarapa places – Papawai marae, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/12030/modern-papawai (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Ben Schrader, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 11 June 2015.